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Variant of abreaction

abreaction Definition

ab·re·ac·tion (ab′rē ak′s̸hən)

noun

the release of emotions as the result of recalling or reliving a traumatic, repressed experience with which they are associated

Etymology: ab- + reaction, transl. of Ger abreagierung

Related Forms:

  • abreact ab′·re·act′ transitive verb
  • abreactive ab′·re·ac′·tive adjective

Browse dictionary entries near abreactive

  1. ‹ abreaction
  2. ‹ abreact
  3. ‹ abrazos
  4. ‹ abrazo
  5. ‹ abrasive
  6. ‹ abrasion
  7. ‹ abranchiate
  8. ‹ abranchial
  9. ‹ Abram
  10. ‹ Abraham
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